Environment Protection: Housing

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 7 May 2008,  Official Report, column 905W, on environment protection: housing, whether the carbon footprint regarding the 60 per cent. reduction target relates to housing only.

Phil Woolas: The Green Neighbourhoods project aims to retrofit up to one hundred selected neighbourhoods across England, with concentrations of hard to treat homes, with energy saving, microgeneration and water efficiency measures that would aim to reduce the carbon footprints of their homes by at least 60 per cent.

Departmental Sick Leave

John Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many working days have been lost due to sickness amongst employees for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997.

Paul Goggins: The following table details the number of working days lost due to sickness among employees in the Northern Ireland Office in each year from 2000. Details are unavailable prior to 2000. The figures prior to 2004-05 do not include Home Civil Servants (HCS staff), however they are included in figures from 2004-05 onwards.
	
		
			   Staff included  Total days absence 
			 2000-01 NIO NICS 12,147.5 
			 2001-02 NIO NICS 13,396.4 
			 2002-03 NIO NICS 14,894.5 
			 2003-04 NIO NICS 16,592.5 
			 2004-05 NIO NICS and NIO HCS 18,364.5 
			 2005-06 NIONICS and NIO HCS 17,313.3 
			 2006-07 NIONICS and NIO HCS 18,631.8

Young Offenders

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 
	(1)  what procedures are in place to identify  (a) mental health problems,  (b) learning difficulties and  (c) addictions among those entering young offender centres in Northern Ireland;
	(2)  what percentage of residents in young offenders centres in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years have been diagnosed as having  (a) mental health problems and  (b) learning difficulties;
	(3)  what percentage of those detained in young offender centres have experienced  (a) learning difficulties,  (b) literacy and numeracy difficulties,  (c) time spent as a looked-after child,  (d) mental health problems or personality disorder,  (e) family break-down and  (f) exclusion from school;
	(4)  what procedures there are for assessment of those entering young offender centres for  (a) mental health problems or personality disorders,  (b) educational under-achievement,  (c) learning difficulties,  (d) addictions and  (e) family difficulties or breakdown.

Paul Goggins: All young offenders coming into prison undergo a health care committal screen on the first night. They are asked questions about mental health problems, drug and/or alcohol use or misuse and if they have any particular literacy problems. All inmates are also seen, on initial committal, by Opportunity Youth to identify any alcohol or substance misuse problems. If specific mental health problems are identified then they would receive onward referral to mental health support within health care.
	The first assessment will be carried out by a mental health nurse who will provide basic support but, if required, a further referral will be made to another specialist, such as cognitive behavioural therapists, Opportunity Youth or psychiatrists.
	A health care induction programme, aimed at providing inmates with information regarding the health services available to them whilst in custody, has been produced and is being delivered twice a week to all new committals. Inmates are informed of the clinics and support services available to them and how to access them. All staff, including the dental team delivers the induction programme on a rotational basis.
	Wider research in the UK suggests that approximately 60-70 per cent. of prisoners have some mental health problem but detailed analysis has not yet been undertaken specifically in relation to the young offender centre population.
	Inmates are also given an education assessment within 20 days of committal which assesses literacy and numeracy ability and also tests for dyslexia. They are also asked to make the assessor aware of any other known learning difficulties, in particular ADHD.
	In the last three years 31 per cent. of male young offenders have shown some indicators for dyslexia, (this compares with a figure of approximately 10 per cent. in the general population). A pilot is under way to assess better learning difficulties among the young offenders and in particular ADHD, which will also develop and pilot appropriate interventions.
	At present, education staff are able to assess but not formally diagnose specific learning difficulties, although they can and do identify indications for certain conditions and plan and deliver lessons accordingly. Prison Service will also consider a diagnosis of dyslexia, which is a more formal process than assessment and must be carried out by a suitable qualified individual, as part of the pilot.
	The Prison Service does not routinely have access to the academic, social care and other records of individuals before they come into custody. However, our own assessments on committal show that around 70 per cent. have literacy and numeracy skills below level 1, which is comparable to that of an 11-year-old.
	Finally, the hon. Gentleman will be aware that lead responsibility for the provision of prison health care was transferred to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 1 April 2008 and therefore I have copied these questions and my response to the Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey MLA.

Apprentices

Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the opportunities for people completing apprenticeships to achieve higher education qualifications; and if he will make a statement.

David Lammy: In World-class Apprenticeships we highlighted the need for clear progression routes for apprenticeships to maximise the apprenticeship experience, including higher education. Sector Skills Councils are developing a strategy for Level 4 Apprenticeships, enabling progression to higher education including, Foundation Degrees. They are mapping all apprenticeship frameworks to see where Level 4 apprenticeships may be required. Arrangements are already in place for apprentices who complete an engineering or e-skills apprenticeship to have their learning recognised through UCAS points to progress to higher education. A further eight frameworks are expected to be recognised by 2010.
	We expect the number of opportunities to progress to higher education to rise once the planned mapping has been completed and the responsibility for maintaining progress will lie with the new National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) when it is operational in April 2009.

Electoral Register: Marketing

Chris Ruane: To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission how much the Electoral Commission spent on voter registration advertising in each of the last five years; and what assessment the Commission has made of the effectiveness of that advertising in increasing voter registration.

Peter Viggers: The Electoral Commission informs me that its advertising campaigns both encourage voter registration and provide information about how to take part in elections, including different methods of voting and voting systems. The Commission is therefore not able to separate out its expenditure on voter registration advertising from its wider voter information advertising.
	The following table shows the total expenditure on all such advertising in each of the past four years for which the relevant financial records are readily available. Equivalent information for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	
		
			   £ 
			 2004-05 4,937,021 
			 2005-06 5,438,551 
			 2006-07 4,412,197 
			 2007-08 4,115,661 
		
	
	A report to the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission by the Comptroller and Auditor General, published in 2006 and entitled Is the Public Aware of Democracy?, concluded that the Commission had used its resources in raising public awareness in general effectively, when judged by measures such as recall rates and other industry measures for its advertising, and that there appeared to have been an overall positive effect on voter registration.

Serious Fraud Office: Operating Costs

Jonathan Djanogly: To ask the Solicitor-General what the cost of running the Serious Fraud Office was in each of the last 10 years.

Vera Baird: The cost of running the Serious Fraud Office for each of the last 10 years is as follows:
	
		
			  Financial year  Annual running costs (£) 
			 2007-08 42,071,000 
			 2006-07 40,415,000 
			 2005-06 39,869,000 
			 2004-05 32,808,000 
			 2003-04 27,791,000 
			 2002-03 26,176,000 
			 2001-02 23,002,000 
			 2000-01 19,608,000 
			 1999-2000 15,860,000 
			 1998-1999 16,027,000

Serious Fraud Office: Standards

Jonathan Djanogly: To ask the Solicitor-General whether the  (a) targets and  (b) priorities of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) are to be reviewed following the review of the SFO Final Report published by the Attorney General in June.

Vera Baird: The SFO is currently involved in a fundamental review as a result of the arrival of a new Director on 21 April 2008 and the publication of Jessica de Grazia's Report on the Serious Fraud Office published in June 2008.
	As part of this review the Director has already made a number of changes designed to strengthen the leadership team, improve staff training and to shorten the time it takes to get SFO cases into Court. The recommendations made in Jessica de Grazia's report which relate to the operation and management of the SFO are currently being considered very carefully as part of this and further developments to build on the performance of the SFO will be introduced over the coming year.

Children in Care: Clinical Trials

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what regulations and guidelines govern the participation of children in care in drug trials.

Dawn Primarolo: I have been asked to reply.
	Clinical Trials in the European Union are undertaken in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the European Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states relating to implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use. The Directive provides for the protection of clinical trial subjects, including minors, and sets out requirements for the ethical review of clinical trials. The Directive provides for a general rule that minors may only be included in a clinical trial if the informed consent of the parents or legal representative has been obtained.
	The Directive was transposed into United Kingdom legislation as the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations on 1 May 2004. Two further Commission Directives setting out the detailed principles and guidelines of good clinical practice have been agreed and implemented into UK law. On 1 May 2008 the Government amended UK legislation, following a public consultation, to allow minors to be entered in to a trial prior to consent having been obtained from a person with parental responsibility or legal representative in trials of emergency medicines where and while certain conditions are met.

Departmental Internet

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on developing the Build Your Own PlaySpace on the departmental website; and if he will make a statement.

Kevin Brennan: The Department developed the 'Build your PlaySpace' interactive tool to engage children and young people in the fair play consultation in a fun and interactive way. The tool is one strand of a wider consultation strategy that includes an activity poster/competition for children and young people, live events to encourage local dialogue with children, young people, their families and practitioners and written consultation.
	The cost of developing the 'Build your PlaySpace' tool was £50,000 plus VAT.

Departmental Internet

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people have used the Build Your Own PlaySpace on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement.

Kevin Brennan: The Department developed the 'Build your PlaySpace' interactive tool to engage children and young people in the fair play consultation in a fun and interactive way. The tool is one strand of a wider consultation strategy that includes an activity poster/competition for children and young people, live events to encourage local dialogue with children, young people, their families and practitioners and written consultation.
	The number of people who have used the 'Build your PlaySpace' tool as at 16 July 2008 is 9,286. The interactive tool will be available until 18 August 2008.

Education: Young Offender Institutions

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how many hours per week of education young people in young offender institutions received on average in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what the attendance rate for timetabled education and training sessions in young offender institutions was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  what proportion of young offenders supervised by young offender institutions are in full-time education, training or employment; and if he will make a statement.

Beverley Hughes: The following table shows the average number of hours of education, training and personal development activity received by juvenile offenders in young offender institutions (YOIs) for all the years that YJB data are available:
	
		
			   Average hours per week 
			 2004/05 24.5 
			 2005/06 28.2 
			 2006/07 26.2 
		
	
	The following table gives the attendance rates per establishment in 2006/07:
	
		
			  Establishment  Class efficiency 
			 Ashfield 88.62 
			 Brinsford 84.91 
			 Castington 86.98 
			 Cookham Wood 61.59 
			 Downview 85.31 
			 Eastwood Park 82.71 
			 Feltham 84.15 
			 Hindley 70.19 
			 Huntercombe 72.26 
			 Lancaster Farms 72.13 
			 New Hall 73.70 
			 Parc 92.27 
			 Stoke Heath 81.80 
			 Thorn Cross 76.04 
			 Warren Hill 85.62 
			 Werrington 84.69 
			 Wetherby 82.65 
		
	
	Data on the proportion of juvenile offenders supervised by YOIs who are in full-time education, training or employment is not collected in the format requested. Under the Offenders Learning and Skills Service (OLASS), each young offender has an entitlement to 25 hours of education, training and personal development activity per week. The Youth Justice Board collect data on the average number of hours delivered across YOIs and the latest figures are shown above.

Education: Young Offender Institutions

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what targets his Department has set to improve the educational provision and performance of young offender institutions; what progress has been made towards meeting these targets; when each such target is to be met; and if he will make a statement.

Beverley Hughes: The Department for Children, Schools and Families does not set central targets to improve the educational provision and performance of young offender institutions. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) sets and monitors the following performance indicators for education in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs):
	Assessment: All young people entering a secure facility are assessed for literacy and numeracy.
	Progression: 80 per cent. of young people must improve by one skill level or more in literacy and/or numeracy from the level of need set out in the individual learning plan. In YOIs this indicator relates to young people on DTOs of 12 months or more.
	Training plans: All young people entering a secure facility must have a training plan developed and subsequently reviewed in accordance with the "YJB's National Standards for Youth Justice Services".
	Hours of education and training: to ensure that young people in YOIs receive an average of 25 hours training and personal development activity per week.
	The following table shows the performance against these YJB targets for the years that data are available:
	
		
			   Assessment (percentage)  Progression (percentage)  Training plans (percentage)  Hours of education and training 
			 2003/04 100.0 52.0 n/a n/a 
			 2004/05 97.7 41.87 93.0 24.50 
			 2005/06 95.1 42.5 80.5 28.24 
			 2006/07 98.0 36.1 94.4 26.20 
		
	
	We have published proposals to improve the education and training young offenders receive in the Youth Crime Action Plan on 15 July.

National Healthy Schools Programme

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on implementation of  (a) the Healthy Schools initiative and  (b) the Sustainable Schools framework in each year since 2004; and what forecast expenditure on such activities is for (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.

Kevin Brennan: The National Healthy Schools Programme is jointly funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Health. The following amounts have been allocated for each financial year since 2004:
	
		
			   £ million 
			 2004-05 5.7 
			 2005-06 9.3 
			 2006-07 12.2 
			 2007-08 13.2 
		
	
	£13.2 million provisional funding has been allocated through the area based grant for each year over the next three financial years 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2010-11, with the option of adding more funds in each financial year. We have added £3 million to this financial year bringing the total to £16.2 million for 2008-09.
	The sustainable schools programme began in May 2006 and the Department has
	spent to date:
	
		
			   £ 
			 2006-07 600,000 
			 2007-08 1,015,000 
		
	
	We have forecast to spend in 2008-09 and 2009-10:
	
		
			   £ 
			 2008-08 1,015,000 
			 2009-10 1,000,000

Schools: Sports

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent discussions the Youth Sport Trust has had with the Association for Physical Education on the delivery of the National Schools Sports Strategy.

Kevin Brennan: Through their joint membership of the consortium contracted to deliver the PE and Sport Professional Development Programme, a workstrand of the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People, the YST routinely meet with afPE. The last such meeting was held on 12 May.

Young Offenders: Reparation by Offenders

David Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance his Department has issued to  (a) local authorities and  (b) police services on the use of restorative justice techniques as a way of preventing young people entering the criminal justice system.

David Hanson: The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to local authorities and/or police services on the use of restorative justice techniques as a way of preventing young people entering the criminal justice system.
	However Restorative Justice has been embedded in the youth justice system since the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act which recommends its use as part of existing disposals, if appropriate for the individual/s involved. Restorative justice approaches can be found in both out-of-court and in-court disposals, for example in reprimands, warnings, referral orders, and will also play a part in the delivery of youth conditional cautions and the youth rehabilitation order which form part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.
	We announced in the children's plan that we will be piloting a new out of court disposal that will sit below reprimands and final warnings. This will be the youth restorative disposal which uses restorative techniques to allow a young person to apologise for committing an offence thus making them take responsibility for their actions at the scene of the offence.
	Our commitment to the use of restorative justice when dealing with young offenders is further evidenced by its inclusion in the youth crime action plan as part of our vision for the future of youth justice.

Council Tax: Flood Control

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number of local authorities exercising their discretionary powers to discount council tax for flood victims.

John Healey: No estimate has been made of the number of local authorities exercising their discretionary powers to reduce the council tax payable in respect of properties damaged by floods.
	The Government are however currently seeking information from local authorities to determine which of them intend to use their discretionary powers under Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to grant discounts in respect of the council tax payable on properties which are still vacant and require major repairs due to the floods of June and July 2007. The Government recently announced their intention to provide financial support to those authorities who exercise their discretion under section 13 A in these circumstances.

Departmental Press

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the communications and press budget for her Department has been in each year since its establishment.

Parmjit Dhanda: holding answer 2 July 2008
	The Department was established in 2006. The pay budget for the Department's Communications Directorate is as follows:
	
		
			  Financial year  £ 
			 2006-07 3,328,565 
			 2007/08 3,601,646 
		
	
	This includes press office costs of £1,465,772 in financial 2007-08.
	For the press office element of the overall budget in previous years, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 31 March 2008,  Official Report, column 717W.

Departmental Research

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of her Department's budget and that of its predecessor was used for research within its areas of responsibility in each of the last 10 years.

Parmjit Dhanda: The proportion of my Department and its predecessors' spend on research since1998-99 against the total Departmental spend for that particular year are set out in the following table.
	
		
			  Financial year  Proportion of research expenditure against total departmental spend (percentage) 
			  Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions  
			 1998-99 0.3 
			 1999-2000 0.3 
			 2000-01 0.4 
			   
			  Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions  
			 2001-02 0.1 
			   
			  Office of the Deputy Prime Minister  
			 2002-03 0.1 
			 2003-04 0.1 
			 2004-05 0.1 
			 2005-06 0.1 
			   
			  Communities and Local Government  
			 2006-07 0.1 
			 2007-08 0.1

Eco-towns

Peter Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reason the advertisement from her Department on eco-towns published in the Stratford Herald indicated that the site of the proposed eco-town at Long Marston fell entirely within Warwickshire; and if she will arrange for corrected versions of the advertisement to be placed in local newspapers in  (a) Worcestershire and  (b) Gloucestershire.

Caroline Flint: As part of the first stage of consultation the details of all the shortlisted locations, including Middle Quinton/Long Marston, are set out in the expressions of interest submitted by bidders, and these informed the summaries of the proposed locations set out in the consultation document "Eco-towns—Living a greener future". These details are available from our website together with further information about the schemes. Warwickshire was given as the location for the Middle Quinton proposal as the bulk of the scheme lies in that county. In any future material we will make clear that parts of the scheme extend across the boundary into Worcestershire and also have an impact on Gloucestershire.
	We have just completed the first stage of consultation and through this and ongoing work we are assembling more details about sites, including Middle Quinton/Long Marston. In the second stage we will publish—for further consultation—a draft planning policy statement and a draft sustainability appraisal which will set out more detail for each location. Also as part of this there will be further consultation events around the shortlisted locations to provide further information and listen to the public's views and details will be provided to media in all three counties.

Alcoholic Drinks: Antisocial Behaviour

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many  (a) arrests and  (b) prosecutions for (i) being drunk and disorderly, (ii) being found drunk on a highway, public place or on licensed premises and (iii) being drunk in or when entering a designated sports event there have been in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.

Vernon Coaker: The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates court for the offences of (i) being drunk and disorderly (ii) being drunk on a highway, public place or on licensed premises and (iii) being drunk in or when entering a designated sports event can be found in the following tables. Data has been broken down by police force area in England and Wales from 1997 to 2006.
	The arrests collection held by the Ministry of Justice covers persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only. Details of the circumstances of an arrest are not collected centrally. Summary offences of 'being drunk and disorderly' are non-notifiable and as a result are not covered by the collection.
	
		
			  Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for selected alcohol related offences, broken down by police force area, England and Wales, 1997 to 2006( 1, 2) 
			   Any person who in any public place is guilty, while drunk, of disorderly behaviour( 3) 
			  Force  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 Avon and Somerset 361 374 383 363 399 408 427 371 226 187 
			 Bedfordshire 166 314 220 186 187 197 219 136 84 80 
			 Cambridgeshire 122 144 159 148 151 154 189 167 169 132 
			 Cheshire 586 714 652 590 563 648 652 505 84 111 
			 City of London 26 31 54 43 44 53 70 53 51 61 
			 Cleveland 774 707 708 684 621 630 715 631 205 95 
			 Cumbria 808 812 802 521 558 514 525 471 328 322 
			 Derbyshire 294 286 231 254 292 357 425 342 211 228 
			 Devon and Cornwall 888 771 709 704 817 895 672 477 365 480 
			 Dorset 272 390 343 406 469 551 520 166 98 87 
			 Durham 406 504 491 538 563 541 603 406 378 286 
			 Essex 515 490 553 584 513 409 194 204 183 255 
			 Gloucestershire 147 200 153 158 164 180 201 139 62 44 
			 Greater Manchester 1,415 1,307 1,206 1,215 1,067 1,005 965 505 260 183 
			 Hampshire 1,270 1,393 1,306 1,133 1,072 1,117 977 590 455 251 
			 Hertfordshire 296 337 388 381 406 508 449 365 255 79 
			 Humberside 250 225 255 234 247 213 213 127 163 138 
			 Kent 560 720 865 900 911 928 1,107 1,118 532 436 
			 Lancashire 1,618 1,673 1,827 2,165 2,366 2,210 2,180 908 615 560 
			 Leicestershire 27 27 37 24 26 26 19 18 12 16 
			 Lincolnshire 478 624 584 458 506 528 556 484 70 60 
			 Merseyside 2,967 2,940 2,151 1,979 1,926 2,118 2,039 1,348 692 765 
			 Metropolitan Police 1,449 1,550 1,440 1,219 1,494 2,464 2,466 1,182 908 1,104 
			 Norfolk 108 114 115 131 146 151 183 94 58 51 
			 North Yorkshire 342 382 411 459 482 452 512 195 202 212 
			 Northamptonshire 26 24 21 29 33 29 25 32 41 31 
			 Northumbria 3,122 3,567 3,548 3,859 3,516 3,587 3,944 3,939 4,532 4,352 
			 Nottinghamshire 563 570 526 482 529 507 501 261 224 262 
			 South Yorkshire 1,186 968 1,148 1,264 1,248 1,271 1,497 1,204 551 544 
			 Staffordshire 320 305 247 (4)— 215 251 343 223 209 160 
			 Suffolk 269 212 213 228 267 333 357 337 217 201 
			 Surrey 208 208 280 412 473 477 439 289 247 121 
			 Sussex 522 512 398 512 631 733 801 474 266 371 
			 Thames Valley 1,086 1,305 1,161 979 997 979 1,090 895 282 232 
			 Warwickshire 309 666 286 228 195 125 162 111 27 35 
			 West Mercia- 654 574 561 488 543 -455 413 483 516 437 
			 West Midlands 1,102 846 522 472 437 463 307 531 373 797 
			 West Yorkshire 2,655 2,764 3,097 2,809 2,101 2,071 2,260 714 687 1,384 
			 Wiltshire 370 426 267 275 262 284 426 290 147 105 
			 Dyfed-Powys 200 198 153 145 162 173 223 214 162 122 
			 Gwent 748 532 420 360 308 273 207 263 238 209 
			 North Wales 824 1,006 949 799 839 669 545 436 220 222 
			 South Wales 1,582 1,583 1,212 1,162 998 802 725 903 737 335 
			 England and Wales 31,891 33.295 31,052 29,980 29,744 30,739 31,343 22,601 16,342 16,143 
			 (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Includes 'Criminal Justice Act 1967 Sec.91. (4) Staffordshire police force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level. 
		
	
	
		
			  Being found drunk in a highway or other public place whether a building or not, or a licensed premise( 1) 
			   1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 Avon and Somerset 62 65 94 83 74 86 85 93 97 81 
			 Bedfordshire 54 153 96 52 31 20 48 28 31 17 
			 Cambridgeshire 37 31 39 46 51 51 71 48 55 59 
			 Cheshire 73 63 50 36 18 24 26 13 3 19 
			 City of London 5 1 1 7 1 — — 2 — 1 
			 Cleveland 4 13 — 2 3 2 3 4 3 5 
			 Cumbria 43 42 25 14 18 16 9 24 21 19 
			 Derbyshire 38 43 47 64 60 53 40 11 6 8 
			 Devon and Cornwall 284 300 332 249 216 228 185 106 77 81 
			 Dorset 13 15 18 29 12 13 15 11 4 — 
			 Durham 24 39 38 22 45 22 7 8 16 14 
			 Essex 230 209 173 137 117 53 12 15 5 10 
			 Gloucestershire 53 90 57 34 35 34 20 14 14 17 
			 Greater Manchester 7 15 12 6 9 4 11 6 7 3 
			 Hampshire 355 488 350 240 166 131 77 58 55 22 
			 Hertfordshire 21 47 66 43 32 21 18 19 14 1 
			 Humberside 12 13 14 6 5 6 5 2 1 — 
			 Kent 157 148 148 148 144 154 154 123 58 47 
			 Lancashire 216 222 191 249 186 181 71 37 45 16 
			 Leicestershire — 1 6 5 — 3 1 1 1 1 
			 Lincolnshire 36 51 27 26 15 16 10 9 3 4 
			 Merseyside 50 56 40 36 41 33 19 13 8 8 
			 Metropolitan Police 263 289 251 172 316 191 150 119 128 100 
			 Norfolk 66 66 68 68 58 58 72 40 27 14 
			 North Yorkshire 82 95 87 136 138 146 120 59 37 32 
			 Northamptonshire 7 6 6 7 1 9 3 5 3 4 
			 Northumbria 25 34 48 32 22 21 16 34 36 47 
			 Nottinghamshire 2 12 7 6 11 9 12 — 4 3 
			 South Yorkshire 19 17 22 33 14 9 6 13 5 2 
			 Staffordshire 82 71 41 (2)— 17 17 37 41 43 39 
			 Suffolk 108 81 97 72 53 61 57 66 27 29 
			 Surrey 92 97 108 121 122 83 88 93 89 75 
			 Sussex 226 226 130 81 130 102 88 44 56 82 
			 Thames Valley 215 247 207 173 145 123 128 98 51 51 
			 Warwickshire 8 99 17 9 7 7 6 2 1 — 
			 West Mercia 99 65 78 20 23 10 6 10 10 10 
			 West Midlands 61 53 31 21 12 9 26 22 46 52 
			 West Yorkshire 53 107 73 71 29 37 92 76 35 44 
			 Wiltshire 68 73 66 52 60 53 50 66 80 72 
			 Dyfed-Powys 93 153 134 138 77 72 78 63 37 66 
			 Gwent 21 25 21 25 38 50 25 11 7 2 
			 North Wales 17 18 15 8 4 9 9 1 3 7 
			 South Wales 114 243 251 252 229 206 218 207 213 76 
			 England and Wales 3,495 4,182 3,582 3,031 2,785 2,433 2,174 1,715 1,462 1,240 
			 (1) Includes all under S12 of the Licensing Act 1872.  (a) Being found drunk in a highway or other Public place whether a building or not, or a licensed premises.  (b) Being drunk while in charge on any highway or other public place of any carriage horse, cattle or steam engine.  (c) Being drunk when in possession of any loaded fire arms. (2) Staffordshire police force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level. 
		
	
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			  Drunk in, or when entering, a designated sports event( 1) 
			   1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 Avon and Somerset 6 23 6 5 3 3 9 10 3 2 
			 Bedfordshire 15 5 11 9 4 2 2 3 4 4 
			 Cambridgeshire 9 6 5 5 8 4 2 4 2 — 
			 Cheshire 4 3 2 3 1 2 5 4 — 1 
			 Cleveland 9 7 26 4 15 26 14 13 20 23 
			 City of London — — — — — — — — — — 
			 Cumbria 4 1 — — — 2 1 1 — 1 
			 Derbyshire 2 5 — 5 3 11 4 15 8 2 
			 Devon and Cornwall 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 — 6 
			 Dorset 6 13 3 11 12 8 3 1 3 — 
			 Durham — — 1 1 3 — — 2 5 — 
			 Essex 1 — — 1 — — — 4 3 8 
			 Gloucestershire — — 3 7 6 7 1 — — — 
			 Greater Manchester 9 28 9 13 7 13 11 14 28 32 
			 Hampshire 41 15 8 16 16 9 19 22 14 11 
			 Hertfordshire — 1 1 .— 2 1 — 2 1 3 
			 Humberside — — 5 3 5 1 2 1 3 3 
			 Kent 2 1 10 3 3 — — 1 — 3 
			 Lancashire 61 33 24 26 26 23 16 11 22 43 
			 Leicestershire — 2 2 3 — — 4 2 4 3 
			 Lincolnshire — 1 — — — 2 1 2 1 — 
			 Merseyside 3 9 —13 10 9 8 7 7 7 2 
			 Metropolitan Police 198 191 115 73 37 61 72 59 17 30 
			 Norfolk 12 14 7 1 11 10 7 8 21 4 
			 North Yorkshire 6 2 3 15 13 4 3 1 2 — 
			 Northamptonshire — — 1 — — — 1 1 — — 
			 Northumbria 102 43 26 20 44 42 44 16 21 24 
			 Nottinghamshire 40 34 42 19 26 20 13 28 13 17 
			 South Yorkshire 48 20 27 23 41 31 17 30 26 40 
			 Staffordshire 3 1 — (2)— — 5 2 5 6 2 
			 Suffolk 5 5 3 2 7 5 6 29 4 11 
			 Surrey — — — — — — — — — — 
			 Sussex 1 — 1 3 — — — — 1 — 
			 Thames Valley 15 21 6 3 9 3 2 4 5 2 
			 West Mercia 2 — 1 2 1 — 1 1 — — 
			 West Midlands 59 52 25 15 55 85 72 84 103 199 
			 West Yorkshire 32 33 30 53 68 47 25 34 49 46 
			 Wiltshire 12 22 2 18 11 1 1 5 6 3 
			 Dyfed Powys — — — — — — — — — — 
			 Gwent — — — — — — — — — — 
			 North Wales 2 3 7 5 — 2 4 1 — — 
			 South Wales 2 6 3 2 5 — 3 3 7 3 
			 England and Wales 713 601 430 381 452 439 376 432 409 528 
			 1 Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 S 2(2)

Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

David Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many  (a) fixed penalty notices were issued and  (b) prosecutions were brought for the offences of (i) selling alcohol to a person under age, (ii) buying alcohol under age and (iii) buying alcohol on behalf of someone under age in the last year for which figures are available.

Vernon Coaker: The number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) issued, and the number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates court for the offences of selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18, purchasing alcohol while under the age of 18, and purchasing alcohol on behalf of someone under 18 can be found in the following table.
	
		
			  Number of defendants( 1)  proceeded against at magistrates courts and the number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) issued for selected alcohol related offences( 2,3,4)  England and Wales, 2006( 5,6) 
			  Offence code  Offence  Proceeded against  PNDs issued 
			 142/03,143/52,143/79 and 143/80 Selling alcohol to a person under 18(2) 1,199 3,195 
			 143/16 and 143/82 Buying alcohol when under 18(3) 15 73 
			 143/17 and 143/83 Buying alcohol on behalf of person under 18(4) 32 467 
			  Total 1,246 3,735 
			 (1) Includes other defendants, for example companies and public bodies. (2) Includes the following offences and statutes: Holder of occasional permission or his agent knowingly selling to, knowingly allow consumption by or allowing any person to sell intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises. (Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (Sec 3) para 4(1). Licensing Act 1964 Sec 169(1)) Sale of alcohol to a person under 18 (Licensing Act 2003 S.146(1)) Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18 (Licensing Act 1984 Sec 181A(1) as added by Licensing Act 1988 Sec 17) Allow sale of alcohol to an individual under 18 (Licensing Act 2003 Sec 147(1) & (5)) (3) Includes the following offences and statutes: Person under 18 buying or attempting to buy or consuming intoxicating liquor. Person under 18 buying or consuming intoxicating liquor in licensed premises (Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (Sec 3) para 4(2) Licensing Act 1964 Sec 169(2)) Purchase of alcohol by an individual under 18 (Licensing Act 2003 S. 149(1X7a)) (4) Includes the following offences and statutes: Buying or attempting to buy intoxicating liquor for consumption by a person under 18 Purchasing intoxicating liquor for consumption by person under 18 in bar (Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (Sec 3) para 4(3) Licensing Act 1964 Sec 169(3)) Person who buys or attempts to buy alcohol on behalf of an individual under 18 (Licensing Act 2003 S149(3,4,7b)) (5) These data are on the principal offence basis (6) Every effort Is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were  (a) cautioned,  (b) prosecuted and  (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years in each borough in London in each of the last five years.

Vernon Coaker: The number of  (a) cautions,  (b) prosecutions at magistrates courts for the years 2002 to 2006 and  (c) penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) for the years 2004 to 2006 for the offence of selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years in the City of London and Metropolitan Police force areas can be viewed in the following table.
	We are unable to provide figures on individual London boroughs as data are not collected at this level of detail by the Ministry of Justice.
	
		
			  N umber of cautions issued, defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts, and issued with a penalty notice for disorder for offences relating to the sale of alcohol to a person under the age of 18 years, in the Metropolitan and City of London police force areas, 2002-06( 1,)( )( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4) 
			   Cautions( 5)  Proceeded against  Penalty notices for disorder 
			 2002 0 12 (6)— 
			 2003 0 113 (6)— 
			 2004 0 167 21 
			 2005 0 253 161 
			 2006 0 236 252 
			 (1) Cautions and proceeded against data are on the principal offence basis. Data on PNDs are a straight count of the number issued during each year. (2) Data include the following offence descriptions and corresponding statutes: Holder of occasional permission or his agent knowingly selling to, knowingly allow consumption by or allowing any person to sell, intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises. Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 schedule (sec 3) para 4(1). Licensing Act 1964 sec 169(1). Sale of alcohol to person under 18. Licensing Act 2003 s.146(1) Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. Licensing Act 1964 Sec 181A (1) as added by Licensing Act 1988 sec 17. Allow sale of alcohol to an individual under 18. Licensing Act 2003 sec 147(1) and (5) Sell alcohol to under 18 s.169A, Licensing Act 1964 Sale of alcohol anywhere to a person under 18. s. 146(1) of the Licensing Act 2003 (3) The Licensing Act 2003 came into force on 24 November 2005. (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, other agencies, and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (5) From 1 June 2000 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and final warnings. Reprimands and final warnings are included in the data. (6) There are no data for 2002 and 2003 as the PND scheme was rolled out in 2004  Source: Court proceedings data held by RDS— Office for Criminal Justice Reform— Ministry of Justice

Corporate Alliance on Domestic Violence

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who the members are of the Corporate Alliance on Domestic Violence; what the outcomes of  (a) meetings and  (b) initiatives of the alliance have been over the last five years; and when it last met.

Vernon Coaker: In September 2005 the Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence (CAADV) was launched by the Home Secretary and taken forward by Baroness Scotland.
	Since its launch over 160 new companies have joined the Alliance, which has an executive board including, The Body Shop International, KPMG, the NHS Employers organisation and AOL.
	Key outcomes and initiatives have been the development of online resources such as, a workplace policy template, strategic communications toolkit, case studies and information on employee training:
	www.corporatealliance.co.uk
	We are working with CAADV to review its terms of reference and work programme for this year.

Domestic Violence

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the minutes of meetings of the Inter-ministerial Group on Domestic Violence; what the outcomes of  (a) meetings and  (b) initiatives of the group have been over the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

Vernon Coaker: We do not publish the minutes of the Inter-Ministerial Group on domestic violence (set up in 2003). This is because the minutes often record the considerations made when formulating and developing Government policy. Any premature disclosure may result in closing off alternative decisions or courses of action.
	A report on the progress made against the National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan, which the IMG oversees, is published annually. The annual reports for 2005-06; 2006-07 are on the website and the report for 2007-08 will be published shortly.
	Key initiatives have been: the development of the Specialist Domestic Violence Programme; developing the co-ordinated Community Response to domestic violence; supporting the roll-out of Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences; and the establishment of the Forced Marriage Unit.

Firearms: Theft

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many  (a) shotguns,  (b) rifles and  (c) handguns were stolen in (i) England and Wales and (ii) each police force area in each year since 1997; and how many were subsequently (1) recovered and (2) returned to the owner.

Vernon Coaker: Data on 'misappropriated' firearms (i.e. stolen, obtained by fraud or forgery etc., or handled dishonestly) for England and Wales are given from 1997 to 2006-07. Breakdowns of these weapons by police force area are not available centrally for years up to and including 2002-03; therefore force data level are given only from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
	Information on whether or not stolen firearms are subsequently recovered and returned to the owner is not collected centrally.
	
		
			  Table A: Firearms misappropriated( 1)  in crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, 1997 to 2002-03 
			  Weapon type  1997  1997-98  1998-99  1999-2000  2000-01  2001-02  2002-03 
			 Shotguns 539 524 395 447 431 423 462 
			 Rifles 193 155 179 200 172 139 129 
			 Handguns 305 270 242 219 167 79 85 
		
	
	
		
			  Table B: Firearms misappropriated( 1)  in crimes recorded by the police, England and Wales, by police force area, 2003-04 to 2006-07 
			   2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07 
			  Force  Shotguns  Rifles  Handguns  Shotguns  Rifles  Handguns  Shotguns  Rifles  Handguns  Shotguns  Rifles  Handguns 
			 Avon and Somerset 31 4 1 11 7 0 11 1 0 2 4 6 
			 Bedfordshire 0 2 1 6 12 19 1 2 0 2 1 0 
			 Cambridgeshire 9 4 2 8 0 0 7 3 0 7 9 4 
			 Cheshire 8 1 0 13 3 1 2 1 0 6 3 3 
			 Cleveland 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 3 1 2 0 
			 Cumbria 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 
			 Derbyshire 4 0 2 35 1 0 7 1 1 7 11 4 
			 Devon and Cornwall 4 4 0 30 7 2 11 1 11 7 8 29 
			 Dorset 9 11 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 
			 Durham 5 3 1 15 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 
			 Essex 11 0 0 7 0 0 7 3 3 9 2 2 
			 Gloucestershire 3 2 2 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 
			 Gtr. Manchester 7 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 
			 Hampshire 10 0 8 8 1 1 22 12 4 8 2 3 
			 Hertfordshire 5 0 2 7 1 1 6 8 2 2 6 1 
			 Humberside 19 23 0 4 12 1 3 5 4 11 20 6 
			 Kent 16 11 3 23 1 6 2 23 0 16 9 2 
			 Lancashire 8 1 2 7 4 1 14 2 1 2 1 3 
			 Leicestershire 12 2 0 11 0 5 1 1 27 7 0 0 
			 Lincolnshire 12 2 0 10 1 0 8 1 2 19 2 0 
			 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
			 Merseyside 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 4 
			 Metropolitan 10 11 8 11 0 2 15 11 12 19 22 9 
			 Norfolk 23 0 0 12 5 0 6 4 1 10 2 0 
			 Northamptonshire 21 0 8 24 0 1 11 0 0 6 1 0 
			 Northumbria 2 2 1 0 1 2 7 6 1 14 10 1 
			 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 
			 Nottinghamshire 13 1 1 10 3 18 2 1 7 1 5 3 
			 South Yorkshire 4 0 0 7 0 0 12 4 2 6 0 5 
			 Staffordshire 9 3 2 12 6 0 3 3 5 5 25 4 
			 Suffolk 15 2 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 8 5 3 
			 Surrey 6 2 0 6 3 0 9 0 0 8 7 0 
			 Sussex 5 2 7 17 5 4 7 0 0 8 15 2 
			 Thames Valley 49 16 12 40 18 7 10 7 6 19 7 2 
			 Warwickshire 18 0 0 10 3 2 9 7 0 12 6 1 
			 West Mercia 11 12 10 15 15 0 4 24 11 13 11 1 
			 West Midlands 11 2 1 9 12 1 8 2 1 5 2 0 
			 West Yorkshire 6 1 0 7 2 3 9 2 0 15 3 0 
			 Wiltshire 2 2 1 6 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 
			 Dyfed Powys 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 
			 Gwent 2 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 2 7 0 0 
			 North Wales 8 0 5 0 6 0 1 7 0 4 0 0 
			 South Wales 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Total 397 130 96 403 140 81 243 147 110 282 210 103 
			 (1) Misappropriated is defined as stolen, obtained by fraud or forgery etc., or handled dishonestly.

Human Trafficking: Repatriation

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 167 women and children recovered under Operation Pentameter II have been removed from the UK; and what arrangements have been made for those who have not been removed.

Vernon Coaker: Under Pentameter 2, 31 victims of trafficking have already returned to their country of origin voluntarily. We are aware that a number of non-EEA nationals initially believed by the police to be victims have been returned to their country of origin using immigration powers. Removal of individuals confirmed to be victims of trafficking would only be sanctioned if it was considered safe and reasonable to do so in accordance with the UK's domestic and international obligations.
	Adult victims who chose to accept support in the United Kingdom will have been offered a reflection and recovery period of a minimum of 30 days, support and accommodation.
	Of the 13 children recovered in the operation, nine remain in the care of local authorities and four returned home voluntarily following an assessment concluding that it was safe to do so.

Police: Bureaucracy

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stop and account forms have been issued since their introduction, broken down by police force area.

Maria Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
	Data on stops and account are collected by police force area and is published in the 'Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System—2006-07' report for the first time this month
	http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/raceandcis.htm
	This information is contained in the following table, but can also be found in Table 4.9 of the report.
	
		
			  Total stops, by police force 2005-06  to  2006-07 
			  Police force area  2005-06  2006-07  Total 
			 Avon and Somerset 7,501 8,043 15,544 
			 Bedfordshire 11,114 7,745 18,859 
			 Cambridgeshire 4,506 17,708 22,214 
			 Cheshire 48,113 75,167 123,280 
			 Cleveland 61,618 70,279 131,897 
			 Cumbria 7,091 18,698 25,789 
			 Derbyshire 14,960 20,159 35,119 
			 Devon and Cornwall 2,924 3,266 6,190 
			 Dorset 1,694 2,144 3,838 
			 Durham 7,675 16,017 23,692 
			 Essex 45,251 62,946 108,197 
			 Gloucestershire 5,158 12,789 17,947 
			 Greater Manchester 54,188 77,549 131,737 
			 Hampshire 43,006 59,328 102,334 
			 Hertfordshire 28,984 43,326 72,310 
			 Humberside 11,782 30,575 42,357 
			 Kent 12,865 14,200 27,065 
			 Lancashire 47,673 60,742 108,415 
			 Leicestershire 11,568 17,453 29,021 
			 Lincolnshire 16,525 30,268, 46,793 
			 London, City of 61,853 28,583 90,436 
			 Merseyside 96,878 164,715 261,593 
			 Metropolitan Police 176,278 244,571 420,849 
			 Norfolk 5,749 9,504 15,253 
			 Northamptonshire 12,651 24,329 36,980 
			 Northumbria 56,446 88,361 144,807 
			 North Yorkshire 10,261 23,688 33,949 
			 Nottinghamshire 25,499 24,413 49,912 
			 South Yorkshire 19,018 36,174 55,192 
			 Staffordshire 15,985 21,154 37,139 
			 Suffolk 5,522 6,647 = 12,169 
			 Surrey 10,819 19,529 30,348 
			 Sussex 78,103 90,685 168,788 
			 Thames Valley 29,371 56,782 86,153 
			 Warwickshire 6,806 3,857 10,663 
			 West Mercia 17,492 20,514 38,006 
			 West Midlands 147,861 142,998 290,859 
			 West Yorks 88,794 104,167 192,961 
			 Wiltshire 6,410 6,763 13,173 
			 
			 Dyfed Powys 28,955 27,148 56,103 
			 Gwent 8,810 12,434. 21,244 
			 North Wales 8,025 14,277 22,302 
			 South Wales 38,963 48,875 87,838 
			 
			 England and Wales 1,400,745 1,868,570 3,269,315

Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will increase the fixed penalty for offences under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1998 to £80; what recent representations she has received about this issue; and if she will make a statement.

Vernon Coaker: The penalty levels associated with all fixed penalty offences are kept under review We are currently considering a proposal from the Association of Chief Police Officers that for the offence of failure to comply with seat belt legislation the level of fixed penalty should rise from £30 to £60. Before any change is made section 88(2) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 requires consultation with such representative organisations as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

Aviation: Royal Family

Mark Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 26 March 2008,  Official Report, column 1W, on Royal and Ministerial air travel, if she will place in the Library copies of the cost-benefit analyses undertaken on the procurement of  (a) a short haul plane and  (b) a long haul plane for Ministerial and Royal travel in the last nine months.

Jim Fitzpatrick: As the consideration of security for royal and ministerial air travel was integral to our analysis of costs and benefits, it would not be appropriate to publish this material. Similarly, as much of our cost data was derived from readily identifiable commercial sources, and was shared with us on the understanding that it would be protected, publication of this information would prejudice commercial interests.

Departmental Travel

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2008 to the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet,  Official Report, column 400W, on departmental travel, on what date DFT(C) data will be available.

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she expects the figures for staff travel costs for her central Department to be available.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Temporary difficulties were experienced in extracting some detailed information from a legacy accounting system which was replaced at the beginning of the current financial year. It is anticipated that these difficulties will be overcome by the end of July.

London to Cardiff Railway Line

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2008,  Official Report, column 745W, on the London to Cardiff railway line, where the potential new rail line along the Great Western main line being examined by Network Rail would end.

Tom Harris: The Secretary of State invited Network Rail to begin work to develop longer-term options for the railway network. In response to this, on 23 June 2008 Network Rail announced a strategic review of the case for new rail lines. It will consider five of Network Rail's strategic routes, north and wet of London: Chiltern, East coast, West Coast, Great Western and Midland main Lines. It is too early to say what the results of this study will be or where any potential new lines might go. The study is expected to be complete in July 2009.

Railways

Lembit �pik: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger delay minutes for Virgin Trains there were in each quarter since January 2006; and what proportion of these delays were caused by  (a) Virgin Trains and  (b) Network Rail in each quarter.

Tom Harris: The information requested is in the following table.
	
		
			   Delay minutes caused by Virgin Trains services  Proportion of delay caused by Network Rail (percentage)  Proportion of delay cause by Virgin Trains (percentage) 
			 Q4, 2005-06 131,712 71 16 
			 
			 Q1, 2006-07 125,949 67 19 
			 Q2, 2006-07 151,340 67 20 
			 Q3, 2006-07 205,026 68 16 
			 Q4, 2006-07 158,011 74 14 
			 
			 Q1, 2007-08 144,987 74 14 
			 Q2, 2007-08 160,235 73 16 
			 Q3, 2007-08 269,973 70 14 
			 Q4, 2007-08 183,881 75 12 
			 
			 Q1, 2008-09 166,608 79 9 
			  Note: Remaining percentage is accounted for by delays to Virgin Trains caused by other train operators 
		
	
	'Quarterly' data are reported in four weekly periods. Quarter 3 of each year comprises four four-weekly periods and the other quarters comprise three four-weekly periods.
	A proportion of delays is caused by other train operators rather than Network Rail or the operator of the train affected.

Railways

Lembit �pik: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger delay minutes for Arriva Trains Wales there were in each quarter since January 2006; and what proportion of these delays were caused by  (a) Arriva Trains Wales and  (b) Network Rail in each quarter.

Tom Harris: The information requested is in the following table:
	
		
			   Q4  2005-06  Q1  2006-07  Q2  2006-07  Q3  2006-07  Q4  2006-07  Q1  2007-08  Q2  2007-08  Q3  2007-08  Q4  2007-08  Q1  2008-09 
			 Delay minutes caused to Arriva Trains Wales' services 208,447 244,250 277,951 331,242 182,356 143,412 160,811 210,637 139,037 142,437 
			 Proportion of delay minutes caused by Network Rail (%) 36 35 42 42 47 45 48 43 46 48 
			 Proportion of delay minutes caused by Arriva Trains Wales (%) 55 57 51 50 45 47 44 45 44 41 
			  Note: Remaining percentage is accounted for by delays to ATW trains caused by other train operators. 
		
	
	'Quarterly' data is reported in four weekly periods. Quarter 3 of each year comprises four four-weekly periods and the other quarters comprise three four-weekly periods. A proportion of delays are caused by other train operators rather than Network Rail or the operator of the train affected.

Roads: Surveying

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  for what reason the CHART visual survey data collected by local highway authorities on principal and classified roads across England for the 2007 national road conditions survey was not collated and published;
	(2)  for what reason the CHART visual surveys on all roads were discontinued; what account was taken of the advice of highways officers on the UK Roads Board road performance management group in making the decision; and if she will make a statement;
	(3)  what consultations her Department conducted with professional groups and local highway authorities before the decision to discontinue CHART visual surveys on all roads was taken;
	(4)  what assessment she has made of the effects of the lack of 2007 visual survey data for principal and classified roads on long-term trend studies into road condition; and if she will make a statement;
	(5)  what methodology will be used to survey the condition of unclassified roads in 2008;
	(6)  what information is available for members of the public to determine whether road conditions, other than for roads under the control of the Highways Agency, are improving or deteriorating.

Rosie Winterton: The Government recognise the need for national data which may be used to monitor whether the condition of roads is improving or deteriorating. But there has been mounting dissatisfaction over a number of years with the quality of CHART visual surveys, which are based on judgments of conditions by engineers, and a programme of work is taking place supported by the Department and the UK Roads Board to develop more sophisticated machine-based surveys.
	The 2006 statistical report on road conditions stated that CHART data would not be collected in 2007 for classified roads. More extensive and detailed data would instead become available from machine scans of the road surface (SCANNER surveys), the same source used by local authorities for reporting best value performance indicators (BVPIs) on classified road condition. This same source will be used for authorities reporting against their local area agreements. The Department has commissioned research to develop appropriate methods for producing national estimates from these complex data, which should be available in 2009. At that point, it will be possible to produce several years' results at once to allow analysis of trends in the condition of classified roads.
	Indicators from the BVPI reporting regime were also included in the statistical report Road Conditions in England 2007. These can be compared with the BVPI results which were reported in previous statistical reports.
	CHART visual surveys for the unclassified network continued until 2007-08, but following consultation with the LGA and with the UK Roads Board, have not been requested in 2008-09. Most local authorities rely on their own programme of inspection and asset management to determine the condition and maintenance needs of unclassified roads, and there has been a declining response rate to the request for CHART data to support the national survey, with only two-thirds of local authorities responding in 2007-08.
	The Road Conditions in England statistical report published in June 2008 provided members of the public and highway officers with the latest information on road conditions. The next statistical report, intended for publication in 2009, will include several years' data on classified roads. For unclassified roads, DFT will continue to work with the UK Roads Board to determine how best to measure and survey road conditions with an intention of national surveys every three to five years.
	Members of the public interested in the condition of their own authority's roads will have available annual indicators published as part of local area agreements. Many authorities also publish their own local data. We have encouraged authorities to prepare asset management plans for local authority, and have announced that at least 15 million will be available to help them do so in 2009-10.

Roads: Tolls

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in which areas road pricing trials will take place.

Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement, 'RoadsDelivering Choice and Reliability', made by the Secretary of State for Transport, my right hon. Friend (Ruth Kelly) on 16 July 2008,  Official Report, columns 32-34WS. It will be for the contractors to propose how and where best to demonstrate their capabilities.

Rolling Stock

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2008,  Official Report, column 1194W, on rolling stock, what estimates her Department made in preparation of the 2007 Rail White Paper, of the proportion of the 1,300 extra carriages announced in the White Paper that would be  (a) Pendolinos for the West Coast Main Line and  (b) Thameslink Programme carriages.

Tom Harris: holding answer 14 July 2008
	Of the 1,300 carriages, 106 are estimated to be Pendolinos for the West Coast Main Line. The extent to which the Thameslink carriages overlaps with the 1,300 cannot yet be accurately estimated since it depends on a number of factors including the outcome of the High Level Output Specification agreed with the Train Operating Companies.

Revenue and Customs: Yorkshire and the Humber

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government will retain in York an HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centre, open to the public from 8.30am until 5.00pm Monday to Friday providing the current range of services, until 2011 at least; and what estimate he has made of the annual estate cost of doing so would be.

Jane Kennedy: HMRC will retain an inquiry centre in York. They review their opening hours regularly to ensure that they match customer demand and there are no plans to reduce the full time service they offer in York.
	As the accommodation review is ongoing, the final decision for the relocation of the inquiry centre has yet to be determined. This will impact on annual estate costs. An estimate of potential costs, however, taken from two inquiry centres recently set up by HMRC is for annual estate costs of approximately 52,500. The annual estate cost comprises rent, landlord service charge, rates and utilities.

Departmental ICT

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff have access to his Department's IT infrastructure at their home.

Anne McGuire: The information on the number of people authorised to work from home within the Department for Work and Pensions is not collated centrally. It is controlled and managed locally and the collation of such information would involve disproportionate cost.
	In addition to those who work at home normally, the Department for Work and Pensions currently has 7,536 members of staff who have been supplied with an approved laptop computer, which is able to provide secure access to the Department's IT infrastructure, for example to e-mail, from their home.
	All remote access is provided via a secure electronic gateway that is provided by BT.
	In addition to the secure electronic gateway, all of the Department's laptop computers have encrypted internal hard drives and access to any computer services provided by the Department's IT infrastructure, such as e-mail, requires the use of a personal access card that utilises Chip and Pin technology.

Social Security Benefits: Greater London

David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of children under 16 years old in London parliamentary constituencies had at least one parent or guardian who was claiming one or more of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, jobseekers allowance, income support and pension credit in each of the last 10 years.

Anne McGuire: Information is not available prior to 2004; the available information is in the following table.
	
		
			  Proportion of children aged 0-15 dependent on a parent or guardian claiming one or more of income support, jobseekers allowance, incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or pension credit, by parliamentary constituency in London 
			  Percentage 
			  Parliamentary constituency  April 2004  April 2005  April 2006  April 2007 
			 Barking 38.9 38.0 38.1 35.3 
			 Battersea 27.1 25.8 25.8 25.0 
			 Beckenham 18.5 18.0 17.9 16.1 
			 Bethnal Green and Bow 48.9 46.4 45.7 44.7 
			 Bexleyheath and Crayford 17.4 17.4 17.4 16.8 
			 Brent East 35.2 34.6 34.1 32.2 
			 Brent North 23.7 23.5 23.8 22.9 
			 Brent South 37.4 36.8 36.1 34.0 
			 Brentford and Isleworth 23.0 22.9 22.7 22.0 
			 Bromley and Chislehurst 16.1 15.6 15.2 14.6 
			 Camberwell and Peckham 41.8 40.1 38.7 37.2 
			 Carshalton and Wallington 21.2 20.4 20.3 20.2 
			 Chingford and Woodford Green 19.9 19.8 20.6 21.4 
			 Chipping Barnet 17.2 17.3 17.1 16.7 
			 Cities of London and Westminster 24.0 23.9 23.9 22.8 
			 Croydon Central 31.3 31.2 31.0 29.4 
			 Croydon North 29.2 29.5 29.3 27.8 
			 Croydon South 15.1 14.9 14.9 14.7 
			 Dagenham 35.5 35.7 35.5 34.0 
			 Dulwich and West Norwood 29.0 27.4 27.2 25.3 
			 Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush 35.8 35.3 35.0 33.6 
			 Ealing North 27.9 27.7 27.6 25.8 
			 Ealing Southall 27.3 27.1 26.6 25.7 
			 East Ham 36.9 35.7 35.4 33.1 
			 Edmonton 35.9 37.0 38.0 37.1 
			 Eltham 28.9 28.5 28.0 27.6 
			 Enfield North 31.7 32.9 33.6 33.8 
			 Enfield Southgate 17.4 18.1 17.5 17.3 
			 Erith and Thamesmead 34.0 33.3 33.3 31.8 
			 Feltham and Heston 29.8 29.4 29.1 28.4 
			 Finchley and Golders Green 18.5 18.3 18.0 16.3 
			 Greenwich and Woolwich 40.5 38.9 38.4 36.4 
			 Hackney North and Stoke Newington 34.2 32.7 31.5 30.2 
			 Hackney South and Shoreditch 48.9 47.3 47.3 44.9 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 31.4 30.5 29.9 29.1 
			 Hampstead and Highgate 32.5 31.9 30.9 29.1 
			 Harrow East 22.3 22.6 22.6 23.0 
			 Harrow West 18.8 18.8 18.1 17.9 
			 Hayes and Harlington 31.2 30.8 30.8 30.4 
			 Hendon 27.1 27.0 26.9 25.6 
			 Holborn and St. Pancras 45.2 44.6 44.0 41.2 
			 Hornchurch 16.3 16.5 17.1 17.2 
			 Hornsey and Wood Green 29.7 29.0 28.3 26.9 
			 Ilford North 21.5 21.6 21.3 21.4 
			 Ilford South 28.0 28.6 29.3 29.6 
			 Islington North 43.7 42.8 42.6 41.4 
			 Islington South and Finsbury 47.7 47.1 46.8 45.8 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 17.7 16.2 15.6 15.1 
			 Kingston and Surbiton 15.6 15.5 15.4 14.5 
			 Lewisham Deptford 36.2 34.9 34.7 33.9 
			 Lewisham East 32.5 32.8 33.2 33.6 
			 Lewisham West 30.9 30.0 30.6 30.3 
			 Leyton and Wanstead 32.1 31.5 30.1 28.4 
			 Mitcham and Morden 26.6 26.3 26.2 24.5 
			 North Southwark and Bermondsey 42.6 41.0 39.3 37.4 
			 Old Bexley and Sidcup 11.8 11.3 10.9 10.8 
			 Orpington 18.0 17.9 17.7 17.5 
			 Poplar and Canning Town 51.2 48.7 48.2 46.8 
			 Putney 26.3 25.2 24.3 23.9 
			 Regent's Park and Kensington North 45.4 44.5 44.1 43.0 
			 Richmond Park 11.2 11.2 10.6 10.0 
			 Romford 17.8 17.9 17.6 17.6 
			 Ruislip-Northwood 15.0 14.7 13.6 12.9 
			 Streatham 33.8 32.8 32.9 31.3 
			 Sutton and Cheam 11.0 11.6 11.8 11.6 
			 Tooting 22.6 21.9 21.8 20.8 
			 Tottenham 48.8 48.0 46.6 43.5 
			 Twickenham 11.2 11.2 11.1 10.7 
			 Upminster 20.6 20.1 19.1 18.8 
			 Uxbridge 23.3 22.9 22.4 22.9 
			 Vauxhall 40.0 39.1 39.1 37.7 
			 Walthamstow 34.2 34.2 33.1 32.9 
			 West Ham 41.1 39.4 38.1 36.1 
			 Wimbledon 10.5 10.0 9.4 8.5 
			  Notes: 1. All data represents a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and therefore excludes a very small number of cases that are held clerically. 2. Due to the introduction of child tax credits in April 2003, information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer system. Children have been merged onto income support/jobseeker's allowance/incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance/pension credit claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC. 3. The total number of children aged 0-15 on child benefit in each parliamentary constituency at the relevant year has been used as the denominator for the percentages given.  Source: DWP Information Directorate

Social Security Benefits: North East

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of all children under 16 years old were living in households in receipt of benefits in each parliamentary constituency in the North East in 2008.

James Plaskitt: The information is not available for households in the format requested. The available information, which is for those claiming income support, jobseeker's allowance, incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or pension credit, is in the following table.
	
		
			  Percentage of children aged 0 to 15 dependent on a parent or guardian claiming one or more of income support, jobseeker's allowance, incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or pension credit: North East region parliamentary constituencies April 2007 
			   Percentage 
			 Berwick-upon-Tweed 14.3 
			 Bishop Auckland 24.5 
			 Blaydon 18.0 
			 Blyth Valley 21.1 
			 Darlington 23.0 
			 Durham, City of 17.4 
			 Easington 31.8 
			 Gateshead East and Washington West 23.4 
			 Hartlepool 28.6 
			 Hexham 7.8 
			 Houghton and Washington East 24.1 
			 Jarrow 24.2 
			 Middlesbrough 35.0 
			 Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 23.6 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne Central 26.0 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 31.5 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne North 23.4 
			 North Durham 21.5 
			 North Tyneside 23.9 
			 North West Durham 19.1 
			 Redcar 27.7 
			 Sedgefield 21.8 
			 South Shields 31.0 
			 Stockton North 27.9 
			 Stockton South 15.8 
			 Sunderland North 26.1 
			 Sunderland South 27.9 
			 Tyne Bridge 34.6 
			 Tynemouth 15.2 
			 Wansbeck 23.0 
			  Notes: 1. All data represents a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and therefore excludes a very small number of cases that are held clerically. 2. The Department does not have complete information on child dependents on the benefit computer systems, therefore children have been merged onto income support, jobseeker's allowance, incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and pension credit claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC. 3. The total numbers of children aged 0 to 15 on child benefit in each parliamentary constituency at the relevant year have been used as the denominator for the percentages given.  Source: DWP Information Directorate

State Retirement Pensions

Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people receive the UK state pension in a form which  (a) is and  (b) is not frozen, broken down by country of residence. [Official Report, 29 September 2008, Vol. 479, c. 15MC  .]

Mike O'Brien: The information is in the following tables.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of state pension recipients living overseas in countries and territories where the state pension is up-rated (EEA and Switzerland and countries and territories covered by a reciprocal agreement which allows for up-ratings) 
			  Country  Number of recipients 
			 Austria 4,930 
			 Barbados 5,120 
			 Belgium 4,560 
			 Bermuda 610 
			 Bulgaria 220 
			 Cyprus 14,490 
			 Denmark 1,950 
			 Finland 700 
			 Former Yug Republic of Macedonia 50 
			 France 42,790 
			 Germany 33,690 
			 Gibraltar 1,130 
			 Greece 3,960 
			 Guernsey 6,210 
			 Hungary 770 
			 Iceland 50 
			 Ireland 108,290 
			 Isle of Man 210 
			 Israel 4,070 
			 Italy 35,370 
			 Jamaica 21,460 
			 Jersey 8,720 
			 Liechtenstein 30 
			 Luxembourg 280 
			 Malta 4,130 
			 Mauritius 550 
			 Netherlands 8,360 
			 Norway 1,860 
			 Philippines 1,190 
			 Poland 1,380 
			 Portugal 7,150 
			 Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina 20 
			 Republic of Croatia 340 
			 Republic of Estonia 40 
			 Republic of Latvia 110 
			 Republic of Lithuania 50 
			 Republic of Slovenia 150 
			 Romania 40 
			 Serbia and Montenegro 420 
			 Spain 86,670 
			 Sweden 2,470 
			 Switzerland 6,770 
			 The Czech Republic 230 
			 The Slovak Republic 20 
			 Turkey 1,070 
			 USA 132,080 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Number of state pension recipients living overseas in frozen rate countries and territories 
			  Country  Number of recipients 
			 Albania 10 
			 Alderney 550 
			 Algeria 10 
			 Andorra 200 
			 Anguilla 150 
			 Antigua 450 
			 Antilles (Netherlands) 40 
			 Arab Emirates 390 
			 Argentina 250 
			 Australia 246,110 
			 Bahamas 250 
			 Bahrain 80 
			 Bangladesh 2,570 
			 Belize 70 
			 Bolivia 30 
			 Botswana 140 
			 Brazil 550 
			 Brunei 20 
			 Cameroon 10 
			 Canada 156,230 
			 Cape Verde Islands 10 
			 Cayman Islands 130 
			 Chile 210 
			 China People's Republic 150 
			 Colombia 110 
			 Cook Islands 10 
			 Costa Rica 50 
			 Cuba 10 
			 Djibouti 90 
			 Dominica Commonwealth 1,100 
			 Dominican Republic 40 
			 Ecuador 50 
			 Egypt 210 
			 El Salvador 10 
			 Ethiopia 20 
			 Falkland Islands + Deps 50 
			 Faroe Islands 10 
			 Fiji 90 
			 French Overseas Departments 20 
			 Gambia 80 
			 Ghana 850 
			 Grenada 1,520 
			 Guatemala 10 
			 Guyana 430 
			 Honduras 10 
			 Hong Kong 1,330 
			 India 4,680 
			 Indonesia 120 
			 Iran 20 
			 Japan 780 
			 Jordan 70 
			 Kampuchea 10 
			 Kenya 650 
			 Kuwait 50 
			 Laos 10 
			 Lebanon 60 
			 Lesotho 10 
			 Macau 10 
			 Malawi 80 
			 Malaysia 590 
			 Mexico 340 
			 Monaco 330 
			 Montserrat 130 
			 Morocco 100 
			 Mozambique 10 
			 Namibia 60 
			 Nepal 30 
			 New Zealand 46,430 
			 Nicaragua 10 
			 Nigeria 3,040 
			 Norfolk Island 10 
			 Oman 80 
			 Pakistan 4,960 
			 Panama 40 
			 Papua New Guinea 10 
			 Paraguay 20 
			 Peru 100 
			 Qatar 50 
			 Republic of Azerbaijan 10 
			 Republic of Belarus 20 
			 Republic of Yemen 2,920 
			 Saudi Arabia 150 
			 Senegal 10 
			 Seychelles 120 
			 Sierra Leone 80 
			 Singapore 370 
			 Solomon Islands 10 
			 Somalia 50 
			 South Africa 37,740 
			 South Korea 20 
			 Sri Lanka 730 
			 St. Helena and Deps 80 
			 St. Kitts and Nevis 500 
			 St. Lucia 1,380 
			 St. Vincent and Grenadines 840 
			 Swaziland 100 
			 Syria 30 
			 Taiwan 20 
			 Tanzania 60 
			 Thailand 1,560 
			 The Russian Federation 90 
			 Togo 10 
			 Tonga 10 
			 Tours 40 
			 Trinidad and Tobago 1,430 
			 Tunisia 30 
			 Turks and Caicos Islands 20 
			 Uganda 70 
			 Ukraine 180 
			 Uruguay 50 
			 Vanuatu 20 
			 Venezuela 80 
			 Vietnam 20 
			 Virgin Islands (British) 50 
			 Zambia 190 
			 Zimbabwe 2,270 
			  Notes:  1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.  2. Figures as at November 2007. They do not necessarily denote a recipient's permanent place of residence.  3. The agreement with USA covers also American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.  4. UK figures not included.  Source:  DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

State Retirement Pensions: Bexley

David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in Bexley receiving the 25 pence age allowance.

Mike O'Brien: As at November 2007, there were 9,700 state pension claimants aged 80 or over receiving the age addition in the local authority area of Bexley.
	 Notes:
	1. Data is taken from five per cent, extracts of the Pensions Strategy Computer System, therefore figures are subject to a degree of sampling variation. They are also adjusted to be consistent with the overall caseload from the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.
	2. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
	3. Local authorities are allocated using the Office for National Statistics postcode directory.

Fish

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much fish was procured by his Department and at what cost in each of the last five years, broken down by species; and what amount and value of such fish met the Marine Stewardship Council standard in each such year, broken down by species.

Bob Ainsworth: The amount of fish procured since the start of the current MOD food supply contract on 1 October 2006 is approximately 1,300 metric tonnes. The cost, broken down by species, is as follows:
	
		
			  Spend () 
			  Species  October 2006 to September 2007  October 2007 to June 2008 
			 Prawn (including scampi) 661,335 414,370 
			 Cod 606,468 413,163 
			 Canned fish 485,090 301,628 
			 Haddock 197,265 145,982 
			 Salmon 184,652 113,611 
			 Plaice 134,917 75,544 
			 Tuna 41,182 26,764 
			 Hoki 30,515 28,672 
			 Halibut 28,687 23,615 
			 Mackerel 30,219 21,996 
			 Hake 28,894 16,242 
			 Pollock 16,629 16,896 
			 Scallops 21,596 9,848 
			 Kippers 15,707 8,550 
			 Trout 10,293 13,454 
			 Blanchbait 2,787 875 
			 River Cobbler  1,890 
		
	
	All fish purchased through the MOD food supply contract is subject to extensive and stringent quality standards. These are comparable to, or exceed, extant EC and legislative standards.
	Further detailed information in respect offish procured outside of the MOD food supply contract, such as contract catering/pay as you dine establishments and the spend prior to October 2006 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	The value offish procured that meets the Marine Stewardship Council Standard is not held.

Departmental Buildings

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Prime Minister how many  (a) new builds and  (b) major refurbishments for a cost in excess of 0.5 million were completed by his Office in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08.

Gordon Brown: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary Cabinet Office (Mr. Watson) on 9 July 2008,  Official Report, column 1625W.

Departmental Responsibilities

Francis Maude: To ask the Prime Minister how many reviews of regulation Downing Street has conducted or commenced since July 2007; and in which areas.

Gordon Brown: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office (Phil Hope) on 14 July 2008,  Official Report, column 153W.

Cervical Cancer: Vaccination

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons his Department selected Cervarix as the vaccine for cervical cancer protection.

Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Members for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds) and Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) on 2 July 2008 , Official Report, column 943W.

Departmental Manpower

John Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the change has been in the number of employees of  (a) the NHS and  (b) his Department and its agencies since July 2006.

Ben Bradshaw: Between 30 September 2006 and 30 September 2007, there was a fall of 6,113 (-0.6 per cent.) in the total national health service work force (full-time equivalents) from 1,095,163 to 1,089,050.
	The number of staff (full-time equivalents) in the Department and its agencies at the end of June 2006 (the nearest quarter to 1 July) and the end of March 2008 (the latest quarter for which information is available), and the change between the two dates, are presented in the following table.
	
		
			   30 June 2006  31 March 2008  Change 
			 Department 2,288.0 2,203.1 -84.9 
			 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 758.9 865.3 106.4 
			 NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency 334.4 258.5 -75.9 
			  Notes: 1. Numbers in MHRA have risen because of an increase in business associated with licensing applications. 2. Data for the Department is collected quarterly.  Source: The Information Centre for health and social care: non-medical workforce census and medical census collected on 30 September each year.

NHS: Standards

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will require NHS organisations to follow the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's technology appraisals, ethical guidelines and other guidance.

Dawn Primarolo: The Healthcare Commission's annual health check requires national health service organisations to declare the extent of their compliance with a range of core standards. These include a requirement that primary care trusts are complying with National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal and interventional procedures guidance. Clinical guidelines and public health guidance are developmental standards in the annual health checks in recognition of the more complex nature of the guidance. However, NHS organisations are expected to demonstrate that they are, working towards full implementation of NICE'S guidance.
	In addition, there is a statutory funding direction which applies to NICE technology appraisal guidance. This requires NHS organisations to fund health care interventions recommended by NICE within three months of NICE issuing final guidance.

Horn of Africa: Arms Trade

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the extent of illicit trafficking of small arms and weapons from Somalia into neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa; and what proposals the Government has put forward to reduce the trade.

Meg Munn: The availability of small arms and light weapons in the Horn of Africa region remains a serious problem. To help address this, the Government have committed 800,000 over a three year period (2007-10) to the Regional Centre on small arms and light Weapons through the UK Conflict Prevention Pool's security and small arms control strategy. The aim is to combat the illicit proliferation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa by assisting states, including Somalia, to implement the Nairobi Protocol. The Government are also currently considering a project proposal submitted by the Mines Advisory Group which would provide training to Somali troops and provide technical oversight to the ongoing destruction of stockpiled weapons and munitions.

Somalia: Human Rights

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 30 June 2008,  Official Report, column 675W, what proposals the UK has put forward to strengthen the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Somalia.

Meg Munn: The UK provides significant financial (fifth largest donor) and political support to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The UK Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva is in regular contact with the OHCHR about its field activities.
	The OHCHR has seconded a human rights adviser to the UN country team covering Somalia. This has resulted in a human rights based approach being reflected in policy and operational planning undertaken by the UN country team. The UK welcomes the OHCHR's intention to conduct an assessment mission to Somalia, as soon as the security situation will allow, in order to assess how it can most effectively improve the human rights situation.

Written Questions: Government Responses

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to answer Question 201936 on China, tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West on 22 April; what the reason for the time taken to respond is; and if he will make a statement.

Meg Munn: A reply was prepared but owing to an administrative error it was not transmitted to Parliament. A response to parliamentary written question 201936 has been sent today.

Internet: Privacy

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment he has made of the implications for the privacy of British internet users of the requirement for Google to disclose to a third party the viewing log of people who have its YouTube service.

Malcolm Wicks: BERR officials made contact with the company on this issue and this is an unfolding situation which we are regularly monitoring.. Although the US federal court granted Viacom's petition for disclosure of traffic log data including computer IP addresses, against Google, who own YouTube, the court has specified that Viacom cannot use the disclosed data for any commercial purposes, or to pursue individual users for copyright infringement whose computers might be identifiable from the log data. There is a protective order in the case that prevents information designated as highly confidential from disclosure to anyone but Viacom's lawyers and experts.

Members: Correspondence

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to reply to the letters of 4 March and 15 May from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean, on BT payment charges.

Malcolm Wicks: holding answer 7 July 2008
	I apologise for the delay in replying to the hon. Member. My noble Friend, the Minister for Business and Competitiveness is currently reviewing Government policy on this issue, a response will be sent shortly.

Radio Waves: EC Action

John Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what EU legislation on the regulation of radio band waves has been agreed since 1997.

Malcolm Wicks: I refer the hon. Member to the following list that summarises the legislation affecting the use of radio spectrum. Further details can be found at the following websites:
	http://rspg.groups.eu.int/ref_doc/index_en.htm
	http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/radio_ spectrum/ref_documents/index_en.htm
	http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/RECH_celex.do
	 EU legislation decisions and directives on the regulation of radio spectrum (band waves) since 1997
	30 June 2008: Decision 626/2008/EC on the selection and authorisation of systems
	providing mobile satellite services.
	13 June 2008: Decision 2008/477/EC on the harmonisation of the 2500-2690 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems providing electronic communications services in the Community.
	23 May 2008: Decision 2008/432/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices 'SRD'. 'Amending Commission Decision 2006/771/EC as below'.
	21 May 2008: Decision 2008/411/EC on the harmonisation of the 3400 -3800 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Community.
	23 April 2008: modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679//EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system and Annex A to Decision 2006/860/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system 'GSM-R spectrum'.
	7 April 2008: Decision 2008/294/EC on harmonised conditions of spectrum use for the operation of mobile communication services on aircraft (MCA services) in the Community.
	16 May 2007: Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community.
	16 May 2007: Decision 2007/346/EC granting a derogation requested by France pursuant to Commission Decision 2006/804/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices operating in the ultra high frequency 'UHF' band.
	12 February 2007: Decision 2007/90/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for the implementation of Wireless Access Systems including Radio Local Area Networks (WAS/RLANs). 'Amending Decision 2005/513/EC as below'.
	14 February 2007: Decision 2007/98/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 2 GHz frequency bands for the implementation of systems providing mobile satellite services.
	21 February 2007: Decision 2007/131/EC on allowing the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using ultra-wideband technology in a harmonised manner in the Community.
	23 November 2006: Decision 2006/804/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for radio frequency identification RFID devices operating in the 'UHF' band.
	9 November 2006: Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices. 'Amended by Decision 2008/432/EC as above'.
	20 December 2005: Decision 2005/928/EC on the harmonisation of the 169.4 MHz to 169.8125 MHz frequency band in the Community (frequency band originally designated for the ERMES paging system).
	14 December 2005: Directive 2005/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Repealing Council Directive 90/544/EEC on the frequency bands designated for the co-ordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community.
	25 July 2005: Directive 2005/49/EC amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 72/245/EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
	11 July 2005: Decision 2005/513/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for implementation of Wireless Access Systems 'WAS' including Radio Local Area Networks (WAS/RLANs) 'Amended by Decision 2007/90/EC as above'.
	18 March 2005: Decision ECC/DEC/(05)05 on harmonised utilisation of spectrum for systems (IMT-2000/UMTS) operating within the band 2500 to 2690 MHz.
	17 January 2005: Decision 2005/50/EC on the harmonisation of the 24 GHz range radio spectrum band for the time-limited use by automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community.
	8 July 2004: Decision 2004/545/EC on the harmonisation of radio spectrum in the 79 GHz range for the use of automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community.
	26 July 2002: Decision 2002/622/EC establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group. L198/49 Official Journal of the European Union 'OJEU' published on 27 July 2002.
	7 March 2002: Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision).
	7 March 2002: Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (framework directive), 'OJEU' L108; relating on the same date to the authorisation Directive 2002/20/EC and universal service Directive 2002/22/EC. 'Noted that the Electronic Communication Framework (which Addresses spectrum issues) is currently under review in the Council and the European Parliament'.
	14 December 1998: Decision 128/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of on the coordinated introduction of a third-generation mobile and wireless communications system (UMTS) in the Community. 'Noted that this Decision (128/1999/EC) is no longer in force'.
	28 November 1997: Decision 97/838/EC concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the results of the WTO negotiations on basic telecommunications services (OJEU L 347,18.12.1997).
	24 March 1997: Decision 710/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a co-ordinated authorisation approach in the field of satellite personal-communication services in the Community.

Severn Barrage

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will hold discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government and Ministerial colleagues on the environmental effects of the proposed Severn Barrage.

Malcolm Wicks: Ministerial colleagues and Welsh Assembly Government are involved in the Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study and discussions are held through our feasibility study ad-hoc Ministerial Group. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Hutton) and Jane Davidson AM, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, chair the quarterly parliamentary forum for all MPs, Lords and Welsh Assembly Members interested in the study. I chair the quarterly regional forum for the local authorities, local business and environmental organisations. The next meetings of the fora will take place in Cardiff on 24 October.
	DEFRA and Welsh Assembly Government are fully involved with the environmental workstream of the study and together with other Government Departments are members of the feasibility study project board.
	The feasibility study will include a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to ensure a detailed understanding of the estuary's environmental resource, recognising the nature conservation significance of the estuary.
	The Welsh Assembly Government are involved in the SEA Steering Group which is made up of representatives from a wide group of stakeholders including statutory consultees, business and environmental NGOs.

Video Games

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by  (a) games developers,  (b) games publishers,  (c) games distributors,  (d) games retailers and  (e) other industries and services associated with the games industry in each year since 1997.

Malcolm Wicks: Accurate data describing the video and computer games sector is not regularly collated or in fact readily available to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, particularly as the sector has not had its own separate Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.
	However, in 2002 the Department of Trade and Industry published From Exuberant Youth to Sustainable Maturity, a full competitiveness analysis of the computer games sector carried out by independent consultants, Spectrum Strategy. According to this report, in 2000 employment in the computer games sector totalled over 20,000 broken down as follows :
	
		
			   Number 
			 Games developers 6,000 
			 Games publishers 2,350 
			 Games distributors 1,000 
			 Games retailers 8,000 
			 Associated sectors/services 3,000 
		
	
	In October 2007, UKTI published Playing for Keeps, a report commissioned from independent consultants Games Investor which included a range of valuable new data on the competitiveness of the UK games development sector compared to key competitor territories including the US and Canada. This report confirmed that 8,000 people plus 700 freelancers were employed in games development in the UK in 2006.
	New figures for employment in non-development roles were not collected as part of the Playing for Keeps study. However, European Interactive Games - the 2005 State of the Industry Report published by consultants Screen Digest in association with the Entertainment and Leisure Software Association suggested that by 2004 the total employment figure for the UK computer games industry had risen to 22,190, of which, 16,190 were in publishing, distribution, retail and associated services.